Gustav Reinier Uhlenbeek (born 20 August 1970) is a Dutch former

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. He was born in Paramaribo in the former Dutch colony

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, but grew up in Amsterdam. Uhlenbeek spent more than a decade in English football, and was released by Halifax Town at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Career

Uhlenbeek plays on the right side of midfield, or as a right-back. He began his career at Ajax, but only played twice for the first team and left the club in 1992. He later played first division football for Cambuur Leeuwarden and

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, before joining English side Ipswich in 1995. In his first two seasons at Portman Road, Uhlenbeek was a regular, but he lost his place in the team, and joined

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in 1998. After two years at Fulham and one goal against Wrexham, he joined Sheffield United in 2000. He spent two seasons at Bramall Lane, where he gained something of a cult status, before later playing for Walsall,

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(scoring once against Rotherham),

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and Wycombe Wanderers. After being released by Wycombe in the summer of 2005, he joined

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. Uhlenbeek had a fine but somewhat inconsistent season at Mansfield, where he was one of the few veterans in an otherwise very young team. His contract expired at the end of the 2005–06 season, and Uhlenbeek was subsequently released. After his release he joined Halifax Town, where he spent a year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uhlenbeek, Gus 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Paramaribo Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players AFC Ajax players TOP Oss players SC Cambuur players Ipswich Town F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players AFC Ajax (amateurs) players Expatriate footballers in England Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Association football defenders